PowerBuilder

HTTP POST with XML Body

Demonstrates sending an HTTP POST with a XML body. PowerBuilder

integer li_rc
integer li_Success
oleobject loo_Http
oleobject loo_Xml
oleobject loo_SbRequestBody
oleobject loo_Resp

li_Success = 0

// This example assumes the Chilkat API to have been previously unlocked.
// See Global Unlock Sample for sample code.

loo_Http = create oleobject
li_rc = loo_Http.ConnectToNewObject("Chilkat.Http")
if li_rc < 0 then
    destroy loo_Http
    MessageBox("Error","Connecting to COM object failed")
    return
end if

// Implements the following CURL command:

// curl -X POST https://example.com/StockQuote \
//   -H "Host: www.example.org" \
//   -H "Content-Type: application/soap+xml; charset=utf-8" \
//   -H "SOAPAction: http://www.example.org/StockPrice" \
//   -d '<?xml version="1.0"?>
// 
// <soap:Envelope
// xmlns:soap="http://www.w3.org/2003/05/soap-envelope/"
// soap:encodingStyle="http://www.w3.org/2003/05/soap-encoding">
// 
// <soap:Body xmlns:m="http://www.example.org/stock">
//   <m:GetStockPrice>
//     <m:StockName>IBM</m:StockName>
//   </m:GetStockPrice>
// </soap:Body>
// 
// </soap:Envelope>'

// Use the following online tool to generate HTTP code from a CURL command
// Convert a cURL Command to HTTP Source Code

// Use this online tool to generate code from sample XML:
// Generate Code to Create XML

// --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
// Also see Chilkat's Online WSDL Code Generator
// to generate code and SOAP Request and Response XML for each operation in a WSDL.
// --------------------------------------------------------------------------------

// The following XML is sent in the request body.

// <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
// <soap:Envelope xmlns:soap="http://www.w3.org/2003/05/soap-envelope/" soap:encodingStyle="http://www.w3.org/2003/05/soap-encoding">
//     <soap:Body xmlns:m="http://www.example.org/stock">
//         <m:GetStockPrice>
//             <m:StockName>IBM</m:StockName>
//         </m:GetStockPrice>
//     </soap:Body>
// </soap:Envelope>
// 

loo_Xml = create oleobject
li_rc = loo_Xml.ConnectToNewObject("Chilkat.Xml")

loo_Xml.Tag = "soap:Envelope"
loo_Xml.AddAttribute("xmlns:soap","http://www.w3.org/2003/05/soap-envelope/")
loo_Xml.AddAttribute("soap:encodingStyle","http://www.w3.org/2003/05/soap-encoding")
loo_Xml.UpdateAttrAt("soap:Body",1,"xmlns:m","http://www.example.org/stock")
loo_Xml.UpdateChildContent("soap:Body|m:GetStockPrice|m:StockName","IBM")

loo_Http.SetRequestHeader("SOAPAction","http://www.example.org/StockPrice")
loo_Http.SetRequestHeader("Host","www.example.org")
loo_Http.SetRequestHeader("Content-Type","application/soap+xml; charset=utf-8")

loo_SbRequestBody = create oleobject
li_rc = loo_SbRequestBody.ConnectToNewObject("Chilkat.StringBuilder")

loo_Xml.GetXmlSb(loo_SbRequestBody)

loo_Resp = create oleobject
li_rc = loo_Resp.ConnectToNewObject("Chilkat.HttpResponse")

li_Success = loo_Http.HttpSb("POST","https://example.com/StockQuote",loo_SbRequestBody,"utf-8","application/soap+xml; charset=utf-8",loo_Resp)
if li_Success = 0 then
    Write-Debug loo_Http.LastErrorText
    destroy loo_Http
    destroy loo_Xml
    destroy loo_SbRequestBody
    destroy loo_Resp
    return
end if

Write-Debug string(loo_Resp.StatusCode)
Write-Debug loo_Resp.BodyStr


destroy loo_Http
destroy loo_Xml
destroy loo_SbRequestBody
destroy loo_Resp